diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
index a9c9ca485..58d10835c 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/screen_interactive.cpp
@@ -1022,23 +1022,23 @@ void ScreenInteractive::Signal(int signal) {
 
 void ScreenInteractive::FetchTerminalEvents() {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  auto get_input_records = [&] {
+  auto get_input_records = [&] () -> std::vector<INPUT_RECORD> {
     // Check if there is input in the console.
     auto console = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
     DWORD number_of_events = 0;
     if (!GetNumberOfConsoleInputEvents(console, &number_of_events)) {
-      return;
+      return std::vector<INPUT_RECORD>();
     }
     if (number_of_events <= 0) {
       // No input, return.
-      return;
+      return std::vector<INPUT_RECORD>();
     }
     // Read the input events.
     std::vector<INPUT_RECORD> records(number_of_events);
     DWORD number_of_events_read = 0;
     if (!ReadConsoleInput(console, records.data(), (DWORD)records.size(),
                           &number_of_events_read)) {
-      return;
+      return std::vector<INPUT_RECORD>();
     }
     records.resize(number_of_events_read);
     return records;